Half & Half

Charlie Shavers, John Kirby's Sextet, Johnny Hodges

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In these days, when jazz has turned to consolidation rather than innovation, records by old masters like Charlie Shavers and Johnny Hodges achieve gold standard almost by definition. Sleeve note accolades can often do little more than acknowledge and applaud the fact, for Shavers and Hodges were genii, of course: unflawed musicians, total original minds, two of the great burnished talents that were ablaze in those fiery jazz years. All that we’ve long known.

The two masters on this record led separate musical lives publicly. Like most jazz history this is probably (as Henry Ford

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Tracklist

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1.
Perdido
02:39
2.
Jeep's Blues
02:39
3.
All of Me
01:51
4.
C Jam Blues
02:17
5.
I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)
02:09
6.
In a Mellow Tone
06:58
7.
Bye Bye Blackbird (inst)
02:24
8.
Breezin' Along with the Breeze
01:55
9.
Embraceable You
02:15
10.
What Is This Thing Called Love
02:49
11.
Time on My Hands
03:32
12.
Undecided
02:54
13.
I'll Make Fun for You
03:35

Total time: 00:37:57

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